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sulfatase

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sulfatase /sul·fa·tase/ (sul´fah-tās) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic cleavage of inorganic sulfate from sulfate esters.
sul·fa·tase (slf-ts)
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfuric acid esters and are found in animal tissues and bacteria.

sulfatase
[sul′fə·tās]
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of inorganic sulfate from sulfate esters to form alcohols.

sulfatase [sul´fah-tās]
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sulfate esters.

sulfatase
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sulfate esters.


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Pavan Tailor, aged ten, from Shirley, is suffering from multiple sulfatase deficiency.
[beta]-Glucuronidase/sulfatase (type H-2, from Helix promatia; [beta]-glucuronidase activity, 110,000 U/mL; sulfatase activity, 4,000 U/mL) was from Sigma Chemical Co.
 
 
 
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